Zürich District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
(german:
Bezirk
The German term ''Bezirk'' (plural ''Bezirke'', derived from la, circulus, "circle") translated as "district" can refer to the following types of administrative divisions:
* ''Stadtbezirk'', a subdivision of a city in the sense of a borough (e. ...
) of the
Swiss canton of
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
in Switzerland.
History
In 1814, the former district of Zürich was established including the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
– "Landgemeinden des Bezirks Zürich" (country municipalities) – surrounding the old city of Zürich, the so-called
Altstadt. The district of Zürich as it exists today, was created on 1 July 1989, by splitting the former district of Zürich into three parts:
* The western part became the
district of Dietikon;
* the eastern part became the district (respectively city) of Zürich with its subdivisions;
[The former 19 independent municipalities of 1893 and 1934, now called ''districts'' (German: ''Kreise''), too, form the subdivisions of the city of Zürich. Their subdivisions are called ''quarters'' (German: ''Quartiere'').]
* the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Zollikon
Zollikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland known for being one of Switzerland's most exclusive districts. Besides the main settlement of Zollikon, which lies on the shore of Lake Zürich, the municip ...
located east of Zürich was integrated into the
district of Meilen
Meilen District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the south of the canton in the Pfannenstiel region, forming much of the northern shore of Lake Zurich. The district capital is the ...
.
Therefore, since 1 July 1989, the district of Zürich (
SFOS number 0112) shares the same area as the city of
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
(0261) with its
subdivisions
Subdivision may refer to:
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* Subdivision (metre), in music
* ''Subdivision'' (film), 2009
* "Subdivision", an episode of ''Prison Break'' (season 2)
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* "Subdivisions" (song), by Rush ...
totalling (as of ) inhabitants on an area of .
Municipalities (subdivisions) of the district of Zürich
Since 1893 respectively 1934 the city of Zürich as well as the district of Zürich are formed by the old city of Zürich (
Altstadt) and by a total of 19 former politically independent municipalities:
Mergers and exclusions
* 1871:
Schwamendingen
Schwamendingen is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. Formerly an independent community, it was incorporated into Zurich in 1934 to build district number 12.
The district comprises the quarters Schwamendingen Mitte, Saatlen and Hirzenb ...
excluded →
Oerlikon
* 1893: Merger of
Aussersihl
Aussersihl is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. Known officially as District number 4, the district is known as colloquially ''Chreis Cheib'', ''cheib'' being the Zürich German word for an animal cadaver. It earned the name as the area h ...
,
Enge,
Fluntern,
Hirslanden
Hirslanden is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
The quarter has a population of 6,859 distributed on an area of .
Hirslanden is located on the west ...
,
Hottingen,
Oberstrass,
Riesbach
Riesbach is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is District number 8.
History
The district comprises the quarters Seefeld, Mühlebach and Weinegg. Riesbach was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich i ...
,
Unterstrass,
Wiedikon
Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.
Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into ...
,
Wipkingen
Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 (Zürich), district 10 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
The quarter has a population of 15,446 distributed on an area of 2.11 ...
,
Wollishofen
Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's 2nd district. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The neighbourhood has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km2.
Geography ...
and ''
Altstadt'' → City of Zürich
* 1931: Merger of
Niederurdorf and
Oberurdorf →
Urdorf
Urdorf is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal'').
Geography
Urdorf has an area of . Of this area, 32.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while ...
* 1934: Merger of
Affoltern,
Albisrieden,
Altstetten
Altstetten may refer to:
* Altstetten, Erdweg, Bavaria, Germany
* Altstetten, Rennertshofen, Bavaria, Germany
*Altstetten (Zürich)
Altstetten is a quarter in district 9 of the city of Zürich in Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality in it ...
,
Höngg
Höngg is a quarter in district 10 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934.
The quarter has a population of 21,186, distributed across an area of 6.98 km².
Höngg is renowned f ...
,
Oerlikon,
Schwamendingen
Schwamendingen is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. Formerly an independent community, it was incorporated into Zurich in 1934 to build district number 12.
The district comprises the quarters Schwamendingen Mitte, Saatlen and Hirzenb ...
,
Seebach,
Witikon
Witikon is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934.
The quarter has a population of 9,864 distributed on an area of .
Witikon is located between the sout ...
and Zürich → City of Zürich
* 1986:
Zollikon
Zollikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland known for being one of Switzerland's most exclusive districts. Besides the main settlement of Zollikon, which lies on the shore of Lake Zürich, the municip ...
excluded →
Meilen District
Meilen District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the south of the canton in the Pfannenstiel region, forming much of the northern shore of Lake Zurich. The district capital is the ...
* 1989: Exclusion of the then remaining 13, excluding the city of Zürich, municipalities →
Dietikon District
See also
*
Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zurich District
*
Districts of the canton of Zürich